This is the 28th year of the Groton Road Race. NVARC has been providing radio communications support to this event since the beginning of the event.
Race Director Chris Russell extends his thanks to the Amateur Radio operators for once again providing vital communications support for this event.
Preliminary radio operator assignments (also by callsign) are now posted.
Ham operators should read the Amateur Radio Operator Briefing Sheets prior to race day. Printed copies will be available at NCS on race day.
All operators will wear an orange or lime safety vest for identification purposes. The ideal vest will say "Radio" or "Radio Communications". If you have an orange cap please bring it. We will have orange vests for anyone who does not have their own.
see briefing document for additional details
| 06:30 | NCS arrives to set up |
| 08:00 | Parking crew starts |
| 08:00 | Shadows for Race Officials start |
| 09:00 | Police Briefing |
| 09:30 | Parking communications secure and relocate to course positions |
| 09:45 | All course operators on-station for 5k and 10k |
| 12:00 | Race operations end (time is approximate) |
There are three NETs for the event:
| Organizational net | F1: 147.500 Mhz simplex |
| Course health and safety net | F2: 147.345 MHz, + offset, PL 100 (N1MNX, Pepperell) |
| Parking net | F3: 145.550 MHz simplex |
| Course fallback | F4: 147.345 MHz simplex, PL 100 |
| Course health and safety net alternate | F5: 442.900 MHz, + offset, PL 100 (N1MNX, Pepperell) |
Jim AB1WQ has created a Chirp programming file and Chirp programming instructions for those of you who use Chirp to program your radios.
Other materials you should review:
Additional information about the race is available from the Groton Road Race site.
You may also wish to browse photos from previous races: 2003, 2006, and 2007.